662. Dendroica blackburniae 

 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, s inches 



Male. Above black streakeS with white ; head striped orange and 



black ; black line under and through eye; wing patch and tail spots 



white. Below, throat orange; sides yellow streaked with black. 



Female. Similar, but much duller colors. 



A bird of the high open woods, usually in conifers. Sings from 



the tree tops. Migrant in Massachusetts. Arrives about May 10. 



Song. Rather long, ending high and wiry. 



Nest. In conifers. 



Breeds. In northern New England. 



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